Story Suggestion:
1 Samuel 17:1-58
David was a small young man. But because he trusted God, such a small man was able to slay the
giant, Goliath. David put five little stones into his sling, and used them to topple the giant down.

Game Ideas: Giant Tic-Tac-Toe

Directions:

Draw a large tic-tac-toe grid on a sheet of poster board.

Place it on the floor and mark a line behind which the children must stand.

Each player is given five beanbags to toss.

The children must land three in a row to receive points or a prize.

Big or Small Game

Directions:

Bring in objects that are big and small in like categories, such as blocks, fruits, cut out shapes, etc.

Divide the children into pairs and have them work on sorting their objects into a pile of big objects and a pile of small objects.

Walk around the room and observe if they are understanding the concept correctly.

Shape cookie dough into "Y" shapes to look like a sling shot and bake.

Have the children place a red Twizzler string between the Y to make sling shot.

Serve malted milk balls as stones.

Those who have sung this song before can help the others to learn it!

"Only a Little Boy David"
“Only a little boy David, Only a babbling brook.
Only a little boy David, and five little stones he took.
Only a boy named David, Only a little sling,
Only a boy named David, but he could pray and sing...
One little stone went into the sling, and the sling went round and round.
One little stone went into the sling, and the sling went round and round.
Round and round, and round, and round, and round, and round, and round.

Art Center Ideas: David's Stone Collection

Materials:

Large smooth stones

Acrylic paints

Paintbrushes

Polyurethane (adult use only)

Directions:

Clean and dry stones before the craft.

Give each child five stones to paint. Let them make them different colors.

When they are done, have an adult helper pray the stones with polyurethane to keep thepaint from chipping. Let dry.

Optional: Give each child a bag (pouch) to hold heir stones.

Suggested Prayer:
“Dear God, I may be little and yet to grow, but You love me, this I know. Help me be a hining light, helping others do what's right. In Jesus' name, Amen.”

Click on links below for a printable Sunday School Lesson and Handout: